Vol.  VIII  JULY,  1914  No.  7 

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BULLETIN 

EDUCATION  FOR  ENGINEERING 

DEPARTMENT  OF  ENGINEERING 


MIDDLEBURY,  VERMONT 

PUBLISHED  BY  THE  COLLEGE 

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CONTENTS. 


Instructors  ....  4 

Establishment  and  aim  of  the  Department  - 5 

Types  of  students  ....  6 

Pre-vocational  courses  for  engineers  - - 7 

The  Six  Year  Plan  ...  8 

Cultural  value  of  engineering  studies  - 9 

Practical  value  of  engineering  - - 10 

Methods  of  Instruction  (supplementary  training)  11 
Adviser  for  engineering  students  - - 12 

Minors  in  engineering  - - - 13 

Plan  of  study  for  Pre-vocational  course  - 14 

Courses  in  engineering  - - - 16 

Admission  ...  19 


DEPARTMENT  OF  ENGINEERING. 


INSTRUCTORS  IN  REQUIRED  COURSES. 


Phelps  Nash  Swett,  S.  B. 

Assistant  Professor  of  Engineering 
( Civil  and  Sanitary') 

Arthur  Franklin  Barnes,  B.  S. 

Assistant  Professor  of  Engineering 

(. Mechanical  and  Electrical) 


Charles  Baker  Wright,  A.M.,  L.  H.D. 

Professor  of  Rhetoric  and  English  Literature 

William  Wesley  McGilton,  A.  M. 

Professor  of  Chemistry 
Ernest  Calvin  Bryant,  S.  B. 

Baldwin  Professor  of  Physics 

Everett  Skillings,  A.  M. 

Professor  of  German 
Duane  Leroy  Robinson,  A.  M. 

Assistant  Professor  of  French 

George  Hoffman  Cresse,  A.  M. 

Assistant  Professor  of  Mathematics 


DEPARTMENT  OF  ENGINEERING. 


Establishment  of  the  Department* 

The  Department  of  Engineering  in  Middlebnry 
College  is  the  natural  outgrowth  of  courses  which 
have  been  given  for  many  years  at  Middlebury  in 
drawing  and  surveying.  With  the  growth  of  the 
college  this  work  became  sufficiently  extensive  to 
justify  the  formation  of  a separate  department  in 
1910,  when  elementary  courses  in  civil  and  sanitary 
engineering  were  offered.  The  needs  of  the  depart- 
ment demanded  an  additional  instructor  in  1913,  and 
the  work  was  correspondingly  enlarged  to  include 
courses  in  mechanical  and  electrical  engineering. 

Aim  of  the  Department* 

In  publishing  the  following  announcement  of  the 
courses  in  engineering,  it  is  desirable  to  define  clearly 
the  aim  of  Middlebury  College  and  the  character  of 
the  work  offered.  This  bulletin  describes  the  work 
that  has  been  deemed  appropriate  for  a department 
of  engineering  in  a college  of  liberal  arts.  Such  a 
department  does  not  purport  to  be,  and  it  should  not 
be  misunderstood  to  attempt  the  work  of,  a technical 
institution  or  an  advanced  school  of  engineering,  nor 
does  it  assume  the  character  of  a college  of  engineer- 
ing in  a university. 


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Types  of  Students. 

Among  the  students  who  come  to  Middlehury 
there  are  at  least  two  classes  of  men  who  make  a 
strong  and  perfectly  reasonable  demand  on  the  col- 
lege for  certain  courses  in  engineering. 

They  are,  first,  those  who  intend  to  pursue  their 
education  beyond  college,  along  technical  lines,  but 
who,  in  order  to  do  this,  must  anticipate  while  in 
college  a part  of  the  work  of  the  technical  school. 
The  needs  of  such  men  determine  almost  absolutely 
the  minimum  requirements  of  an  engineering  course 
in  a liberal  arts  college,  and  the  courses  which  are 
outlined  in  this  bulletin  have  been  very  carefully 
designed  to  enable  such  students  to  gain  admission 
to  junior  standing  in  the  best  technological  schools, 
while  at  the  same  time  meeting  the  general  cultural 
requirements  of  the  college. 

There  is  a second  class  of  students,  who  find  in 
engineering  courses  the  stimulus  to  liberal  thought 
and  servicable  effort  that  is  so  necessary  to  true  cul- 
ture and  to  useful  living.  Men  need,  for  the  upbuild- 
ing and  betterment  of  rural  communities,  the  knowl- 
edge of  applied  arts  no  less  than  of  pure  sciences. 
Such  men  need  courses  like  those  offered  by  the 
department  of  engineering  for  cultural  purposes  as 
well  as  for  vocational  ends, — a need  very  different 
from  that  of  the  first  class  described. 

These  different  types  of  students  will  find  their 
needs  provided  for  by  the  plans  of  study  outlined  in 
this  bulletin. 


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Pre-vocational  Courses  for  Engineers. 

The  ideal  plan  of  preparation  for  engineering 
includes  graduation  both  from  a collegiate  and  from 
an  engineering  institution.  The  present  day  de- 
mands a broad,  cultural  education  for  engineers  who 
are  to  attain  the  highest  distinction.  Such  is  the 
emphatic  opinion  of  many  men  eminent  in  the  pro- 
fession. 

Professor  Burr  of  Columbia  declares : “It  has 
become  almost  or  quite  imperative  that  educational 
training  purely  as  an  engineer  should  be  preceded  by 
the  prior  training  of  a college  education.”  At  Har- 
vard, Yale,  and  Columbia  engineering  has  been 
made  a graduate  course  in  conformity  to  this  idea. 
The  Bulletin  of  the  Sibley  College  of  Engineering, 
at  Cornell,  says:  “Since  the  work  in  the  regular 
four  years  course  in  this  college  is  almost  wholly 
technical,  the  student  before  entering  the  college 
should  have  a thorough  general  education,  and,  if 
possible,  the  training  of  a liberal  college  course.” 

But  with  many  young  men  two  hindrances  stand 
in  the  way  of  spending  four  years  in  college  and  four 
years  in  the  technical  school,  as  suggested  by  the 
authorities  just  quoted ; one  is  the  time,  the  other  the 
expense.  Hence  there  has  developed  at  the  univer- 
sities a six-year  plan,  in  which  the  academic  and  the 
technical  courses  are  combined. 


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The  Six- Year  Plan* 

In  offering  courses  to  meet  the  needs  of  students 
who  expect  to  continue  their  studies  at  a technical 
school,  Middlebury  is  following  the  recent  trend  of 
education  for  the  engineering  profession  and  doing 
what  other  colleges,  e.  g.  Bowdoin,  have  done  for 
some  time,  i.  e.,  giving  the  student  the  opportunity 
to  secure  certain  courses  belonging  to  a general  and 
liberal  education  and  to  complete  his  technical 
studies,  both  in  six  years.  Middlebury  graduates 
who  have  taken  the  pre-vocational  courses  in  Engin- 
eering as  outlined  in  this  bulletin  may  enter  the 
Junior  year  of  the  best  technical  schools  without  ex- 
amination. Such  an  arrangement  has  been  concluded 
with  the  Massachusetts  Institute  of  Technology, 
Worcester  Polytechnic  Institute  and  Cornell  Uni- 
versity. 

It  is  in  simple  justice  to  her  students  that  Mid- 
dlebury offers  this  opportunity.  She  cannot  ask  her 
students  to  place  themselves  at  a disadvantage  in 
preparing  for  life  as  engineers.  The  scope  of  work 
outlined  has  been  determined  only  after  careful  con- 
sultation with  the  heads  of  several  of  the  most  impor- 
tant engineering  institutions  in  the  East,  and  it  em- 
bodies the  advice  and  suggestions  made  by  them. 

Although  Middlebury  has  not  the  equipment  of 
the  larger  technical  schools,  the  plan  of  teaching 
allows  the  instructors  to  utilize  for  tests  and  demon- 
strations plants  of  various  types  in  and  near  Middle- 
bury which  are  being  operated  on  a commercial  basis, 
and  which  therefore  are  not  subject  to  the  limitations 


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and  disadvantages  of  merely  theoretical  demonstration 
plants.  Students  of  engineering  are  able  further  to 
enhance  the  benefit  of  their  courses  by  suitable  vaca- 
tion employments,  which  adds  to  their  experience 
the  invaluable  element  of  training.  In  an  institution 
of  the  size  of  Middlebury  the  student  comes  into 
direct  personal  contact  with  teachers  of  high  rank. 
This  college,  located  in  a small  town,  offers  an 
exceptional  opportunity  to  students  of  limited  means 
desirous  of  securing  an  education. 


Cultural  Value  of  Engineering  Studies, 

It  is  not  alone  in  developing  engineers  that  a 
department  of  engineering  is  valuable  to  college 
students.  This  department  aims  to  be  of  use  to  those 
men  who  wish  to  study  engineering  for  its  educa- 
tional value  as  well  as  to  those  who  are  going  to 
follow  engineering  as  a profession. 

Scientific  study  is  recognized  as  a great  stimulus 
to  the  imagination.  President-emeritus  Eliot  of 
Harvard,  in  his  address  on  “The  New  Definition  of 
the  Cultivated  Man”  before  the  New  England  Edu- 
cational Association,  said  : “The  imagination  is  the 
greatest  of  the  human  powers,  no  matter  in  what  field 
it  works,  in  art  or  literature,  in  mechanical  inven- 
tion, in  science,  government,  commerce  or  religion; 
and  the  training  of  the  imagination  is,  therefore,  far 
the  most  important  part  of  education.” 


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Practical  Values  of  Engineering* 

The  taking  up  of  engineering  studies  along  with 
a college  course  is  of  special  value  to  those  who  may 
pursue  callings  more  or  less  affiliated  with  engineer- 
ing or  to  those  who  may  follow  vocations  in  which 
engineering  problems  arise.  In  many  fields  of  man- 
ufacturing and  industry,  in  agriculture,  in  the  admin- 
istration of  public  offices  of  various  kinds,  these  prob- 
lems are  arising.  In  fact,  in  any  business  where  there 
are  questions  of  construction  or  machinery,  applica- 
tion or  development  of  power,  the  creation  of  condi- 
tions to  increase  productiveness  and  efficiency,  it  is 
imperative  that  those  who  are  connected  with  it  in 
any  way  should  possess  those  qualifications  which 
come  chiefly  from  the  study  of  engineering. 

One  of  the  most  attractive  and  important 
branches  of  chemistry  today  is  that  which  is  associat- 
ed with  engineering.  The  field  opening  in  this  line 
is  in  the  executive  positions  of  the  chemical  industry 
where  a man  not  only  needs  chemistry,  but  must 
possess  a general  engineering  education  as  well. 
There  are  greater  opportunities  for  men  with  this 
training  than  for  men  trained  in  chemistry  alone. 

Another  important  work  of  the  department  is 
the  training  of  teachers  of  mathematics  and  the 
sciences  in  the  practical  application  of  these  sciences. 
For  the  student  expecting  to  teach  along  these  lines 
this  type  of  training  is  very  essential.  It  broadens 
his  viewpoint,  and  shows  him  the  use  of  the  theoret- 
ical study.  It  gives  him  material  to  illustrate  his 
principles  and  to  interest  his  pupils. 


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Methods  of  Instruction. 

Bach  student’s  course  is  carefully  planned  so  as 
to  provide  continuous,  systematic  development.  The 
purpose  of  engineering  teaching  is  to  impart  the  fun- 
damental principles  of  the  science  and  make  these 
principles  a portion  of  the  student’s  working  capital. 
Enough  application  of  theory  is  given  to  enable  each 
student  to  know  how  to  attack  engineering  problems. 
Practical  application  of  engineering  principles  are 
exemplified  by  laboratory  work  in  the  central  heating 
plant  of  the  college,  by  power-plant  tests  in  and  near 
Middlebury,  and  by  hydraulic  work  on  Otter  River. 
To  provide  more  extensive  field  work  in  surveying, 
a spring  camp  is  conducted  for  a week  as  a supple- 
ment to  the  regular  survey  work. 


Supplementary  T raining. 

Shop  training  is  secured  by  summer  employment 
in  manufacturing  plants,  a method  that  acquaints 
the  student  with  the  factory  and  shop-work  as  it  is 
and  enables  him  to  rub  off  the  marks  of  the  fresh 
graduate.  This  plan  also  gives  the  manufacturer  a 
chance  to  judge  applicants  and  thus  paves  the  way 
for  employment  after  graduation. 

To  create  interest  in  the  study  of  engineering 
and  illustrate  practice,  inspection  trips  are  taken 
to  developments,  powrer-plants  and  shops.  Promi- 
nent engineers  are  asked  to  address  the  students  upon 
topics  in  their  special  fields.  These  trips  and  meet- 


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ings  are  held  under  the  auspices  of  The  Engineers’ 
Club,  a student  organization  formed  to  stimulate 
interest  in  engineering  at  Middlebury. 


Adviser  for  Engineering  Students* 

All  students  coming  to  Middlebury  for  engineer- 
ing should  consult  Assistant  Professor  Swett,  who 
acts  as  advisor  for  engineering  students,  in  order  to 
outline  properly  the  plan  of  study  that  will  be  needful 
in  each  case.  The  programs  on  pages  14-15  may  be 
used  for  general  guidance.  These  programs  are  out- 
lined on  the  assumption  that  the  student  presents 
upon  entrance  three  years  of  one  modern  language. 
Where  this  condition  is  not  met,  the  courses  must  be 
modified  to  fit  the  individual  case. 

Students  intending  to  specialize  in  engineering 
should  pursue  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of  Science. 
The  programs  outlined  cover  the  general  requirements 
for  graduation  from  Middlebury  and  for  admission  to 
the  Junior  year  of  the  best  technical  schools;  but  as 
such  schools  differ  in  some  particulars  each  student 
should  become  familiar  with  the  special  require- 
ments of  the  institution  he  intends  to  enter  and  elect 
such  courses  as  meet  its  requirements.  Candidates 
for  honors  in  engineering  must  attain  such  rank  as 
will  meet  the  requirements  for  honors  (see  catalogue) 
and  permit  the  election  of  six  subjects  in  Junior  and 
Senior  years. 


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Minors  in  Enginering.* 

Students  who  wish  engineering  for  its  ap- 
plied or  cultural  values  will  do  well  to  note  the 
courses  offered  in  Mechanical  Drawing,  Surveying, 
Municipal  Engineering,  Elements  of  Power  Produc- 
tion, Elements  of  Electrical  Engineering.  A minor 
can  be  made  up  from  these  subjects,  or  they  may  be 
taken  as  free  electives  by  students  who  have  the  pre- 
requisites. Men  fitting  themselves  to  teach  Mathe- 
matics will  find  the  courses  in  Mechanical  Drawing, 
Surveying,  Mechanics,  and  Kinetics  of  value;  while 
those  intending  to  teach  Physics  will  profit  by  taking 
the  courses  in  Mechanical  Drawing,  Surveying, 
Hydraulics,  Electricity,  and  Mechanics.  Teachers 
in  general  will  find  a knowledge  of  mechanical  draw- 
ing of  great  practical  utility,  and  to  this  end  En- 
gineering 1 and  2 are  recommended. 


*For  definition  of  minor  subjects  of  study,  see  catalogue. 


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PLAN  OF  STUDY  FOR  PRE- VOCATIONAL 
COURSES  IN  ENGINEERING. 


Civil  And  Sanitary  Engineering 

FRESHMAN  YEAR. 


ist  Semester. 

English  i (A) 

French  or  German  (A) 
Chemistry  i (A) 
Engineering  i (A) 
Mathematics  i or  ia  (A) 


2nd  Semester. 

English  2 (A) 

French  or  German  (A) 
Chemistry  2 (A) 
Engineering  2 (A) 
Mathematics  2 or  2a  (A) 


SOPHOMORE  YEAR. 


English  3 (B) 

French  or  German  (B) 
Engineering  5 (B) 
Mathematics  (Anal. 

Geom.)  (B) 
Elective 


French  or  German  (B) 
Engineering  4 (B) 
Engineering  6 (B) 
Mathematics  (Diff.  Cal- 
culus) (C) 

Elective 


JUNIOR  YEAR. 


Chemistry  3 (B) 
Engineering  7 (B) 
Mathematics  (Int.  Cal- 
culus) (C) 

Physics  1 (A) 

Elective 


Chemistry  4 (B)  (For  Sani- 
tary only) 

Engineering  12  (B)  (For 
Civil  only) 

Engineering  26  (C) 

Physics  2 (A) 

Elective 

Elective 


SENIOR  YEAR. 


Chemistry  5 (C)  For  San- 
itary only) 

Engineering  27  (C)  (for 
Civil  only) 

Physics  3 (B) 

Physical  Measurements  (C) 

Elective 

Elective 


Chemistry  6 (C)  For  Sani- 
tary only) 

Engineering  28  (C)  (For 
Civil  only) 

Physics  4 (B) 

Physical  Measurements  (C) 

Elective 

Elective 


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Mechanical  and  Electrical  Engineering, 


FRESHMAN  YEAR. 


1ST  SEMESTER. 

English  1 (A) 

French  or  German  (A) 
Chemistry  1 (A) 
Engineering  1 (A) 
Mathematics  1 or  ia  (A) 


English  3 (B) 

French  or  German  (B) 
Engineering  21  (B) 
Mathematics  (Anal. 

Geom.)  (B) 
Elective 


2ND  SEMESTER. 

English  2 (A) 

French  or  German  (A) 
Chemistry  2 (A) 
Engineering  2 (A) 
Mathematics  2 or  2a  (A) 

IRE  YEAR. 

French  or  German  (B) 
Engineering  4 (B) 
Engineering  22  fB) 
Mathematics  (Diff. 

Calculus)  (C) 
Elective 


JUNIOR  YEAR. 


Chemistry  3 (B) 
Engineering  23  (B) 
Mathematics  (Int. 

Calculus)  (C) 
Physics  1 (A) 
Elective 


Engineering  24  (A) 
Engineering  26  (C) 
Physics  2 (A) 
Elective 
Elective 


SENIOR  YEAR. 

Engineering  27  (C)  Engineering  6 a (B) 

Physics  3 (B)  Engineering  28  (C) 

Physical  Measurements  (C)  Physics  4 (B) 

Elective  Physical  Measurements  (C) 

Elective  Elective 


Note  : — The  modern  language  course  of  Freshman  year  will  be 
determined  by  the  qualifications  of  the  students  ; after  Freshman  year 
these  courses  will  follow  in  sequence,  as  indicated  in  the  description 
of  courses. 

For  description  of  non-engineering  subjects  see  catalogue. 


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COURSES  IN  ENGINEERING/* 

Assistant  Professor  Swett. 

Assistant  Professor  Barnes. 

1.  Mechanical  Drawing.  A 

Lettering,  title  designing,  dimensioning,  geometrical  prob- 
lems, orthographic  projection,  intersection  and  development 
of  surfaces,  tinting.  Three  two-hour  periods. 

Assistant  Professor  Swett. 

2.  Mechanical  Drawing.  A 

Working  drawings,  detailing  and  dimensioning,  assembly 
drawings,  tracing  and  blue-printing,  shading,  perspective  and 
isometric  drawings.  Three  two-hour  periods. 

Assistant  Professor  Barnes. 

2a.  Mechanical  Drawing.  A 

An  abridged  course  similar  to  Engineering  i and  2.  This 
course  can  be  taken  only  upon  permission  from  the  instructor. 
Three  two-hour  periods. 

Assistant  Professor  Barnes. 


Civil  and  Sanitary  Engineering. 

Assistant  Professor  Swett. 

4.  Descriptive  Geometry.  B 

Problems  relating  to  the  point,  line,  and  plane  ; with  the 
development,  intersection,  and  representation  of  various  sur- 
faces. Three  two-hour  periods.  (Engin.  2 Math.  1.) 

**For  a more  extended  description,  see  catalogue.  A copy  will  be 
sent  upon  application.  The  letters  A,  B and  C refer  to  the  grading  of  the 
courses.  For  a full  explanation  of  grading,  see  catalogue.  Courses  with 
odd  numbers  are  given  in  the  first  semester,  those  with  even  numbers 
in  the  second  semester  ; pre-requisites  are  indicated  in  parantheses. 

A set  of  drawing  instruments,  with  triangles,  etc.,  may  be  rented  from 
the  department  for  $1.50  a semester;  drawing  board  and  T square,  50  cts. 


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5,  6.  Surveying  and  Plotting.  B 

Lectures,  field  work  and  drafting.  The  use  of  the  chain,  tape, 
compass,  transit,  and  solar  attachment  is  taught,  followed  by 
various  forms  of  leveling  instruments.  Two  three-hour 
periods.  (Engin.  2,  or  may  be  taken  after  1 or  2a,  upon  per- 
mission ; and  Trig,  at  least  simultaneously.) 

6a.  Surveying  and  Plotting.  B 
A course  similar  to  Engin.  5,  6,  but  intended  especially  for 
students  in  mechanical  and  electrical  engineering.  Two 
three-hour  periods.  (Engin.  1,  or  2a,  and  Trig.) 

7.  Topography;  Geodesy.  C 

Methods  of  topographic  and  geodetic  surveying  ; field  work 
and  drafting  room.  Two  three-hour  periods.  (Engin.  6.) 

8.  Railroad  Engineering.  C 

The  mathematics  of  curves,  with  application  to  the  location  of 
highways  and  railroads  ; methods,  field  work,  and  systematic 
drill  in  actual  problems.  Two  three-hour  periods.  (Engin.  7.) 

10.  Stereotomy.  B 

Application  of  descriptive  geometry  to  masonry  structures 
with  plane,  curved,  or  warped  surfaces,  such  as  intersecting 
arches,  walls,  abutments  and  culverts.  Three  two-hour 
periods.  (Engin.  4.) 

11.  Municipal  Engineering. 

Highway  construction  and  maintenance,  and  water  supply  and 
sanitation.  A course  open  to  Seniors  and  Juniors  upon  per- 
mission from  the  instructor.  Three  periods. 

12.  Theoretical  Hydraulics  and  Applied 
Hydraulics. 

A course  open  to  Seniors  and  Juniors  upon  permission  from 
the  instructor.  Three  periods. 


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Mechanical  and  Electrical  Engineering. 

Assistant  Professor  Barnes. 

7,i.  Machine  Drawing  and  Sketching.  B 

Representation,  dimensioning,  and  specifications  of  machine 
parts ; study  of  standard  commercial  forms ; and  working 
sketches  with  complete  dimensions.  Two  three- hour  periods. 
(Engin.  2,  or  1 or  2a  with  permission  of  instructor.) 

22.  Advanced  Machine  Drawing.  B 

Detail  and  assemble  drawings  from  sketches ; simple  design- 
ing from  observation  and  empiricle  rule ; use  of  data  sheets ; 
time  keeping ; filing,  and  indexing.  Three  two-hour  periods. 
(Engin.  21.) 

23.  Kinematics.  B 

Study  of  motion  and  forms  of  mechanisms ; velocity  and  ac- 
celeration diagrams;  instantaneous  centers;  belting,  cams, 
gear  teeth  and  gear  trains;  link  work  and  valve  gears; 
drawing-board  applications.  Three  two-hour  periods.  (Trig, 
at  least  simultaneously.) 

24.  Elements  of  Power  Production.  A 

Theory  and  principles  of  operation ; steam  boilers,  engines, 
steam  and  hydraulic  turbines ; power  plant  auxiliaries ; gas 
producers  and  internal  combustion  engines ; practical  testing 
and  calculation ; visits  to  power  plants.  Three  hours  per 
week  and  laboratory. 

25.  Elements  of  Electrical  Engineering.  B 

Fundamental  electrical  and  magnetic  qualities;  circuits, 
transformers,  motors,  lighting,  heating,  generators,  power 
stations,  transmission,  measurements.  Three  hours  per  week. 
(Phys.  2 ; Phys.  5 is  desirable.) 


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26.  Statistics  and  Kinetics.  B 

Theory  of  forces  and  practical  problems  showing  the  applica- 
tion of  mechanics  to  engineering.  Three  two-hour  periods. 
(Math.  5-6,  at  least  simultaneously.) 

27,  28.  Mechanics  of  Materials.  C 

A study  of  the  strength  and  elastic  properties  of  materials  used 
in  engineering,  with  their  physical  and  mechanical  character- 
istics. Three  hours  per  week.  (Engin.  26.) 


ADMISSION. 

Students  contemplating  engineering  study  at 
Middlebury  should  seek  entrance  under  the  B.  S. 
course,  the  requirements  for  which  can  be  found  in 
the  catalogue.  It  is  important  that  students  con- 
templating such  study  should  present  Solid  Geometry 
and  three  years  of  one  modern  language  for  entrance. 

For  general  information,  prospective  students 
are  referred  to  the  catalogue  and  the  illustrated  bul- 
letin, showing  the  campus,  buildings,  and  college 
life  at  Middlebury.  Either  or  both  of  these  publica- 
tions may  be  had  upon  application  to  the  Dean, 
Middlebury  College,  Middlebury,  Vt. 


